New Warlords 1909

The sailors, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately drove at full speed and drove away from the Huangpu River where they had been nesting for more than a month.Under the leadership of the flagship Haihao, sail to the East China Sea.

Without waiting for the King Kong flagship to give an order, the cruisers and peripheral battleships of the United Fleet quickly greeted the First Fleet.Enemies were extremely jealous when they met, and the resentment and hatred accumulated over the past few days were all reflected in the ferocious greetings at the first meeting.

The United Fleet bombed indiscriminately, while the First Fleet evaded and fired back.It is not mainly to sink the opponent, but to delay the time so that the warships of the second destroyer echelon can return to Hong Kong safely.Before they left, Hua Fei made a strict statement that the torpedo ship raids had achieved great results, so there was no need to covet the results and entangle the enemy.Otherwise, it will cause losses, and the military law will severely punish it!

But even if the main battleships of the First Fleet no longer love to fight, they still quickly feel powerless in the face of the raging vengeance of the Japanese United Fleet, which has become angry from embarrassment.The Haitian armored cruiser was hit by more than a dozen shells in just half an hour of naval battle, and a Japanese destroyer even saw the opportunity and released a torpedo.

The Haitian, which was completely out of control, accidentally ran into a mine that it had set up by itself. This time it could no longer float, and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.

After the Haitian was hit by a mine and sank, the Haitian quickly ordered the ship to rescue the drowning sailors, while slowly retreating.

"Commander, give the order, pursue them all, sink them all, and avenge the Ibuki!" The captain of the battlecruiser Kongo, Shuzo Matsuoka, suggested with righteous indignation when he saw the battle.

Under the reflection of the firelight, Kato Yusaburo's face looked extraordinarily cold.He didn't respond to Shuzo Matsuoka's words. After a brief silence, looking at some of the destroyers and cruisers that had chased past, Kato said softly, "Order, after saving the sailors who fell into the water, all return. As for those who have lost power, they cannot return. All the warships were sunk, and at the same time, the details of today's situation were telegraphed to the Admiralty!"

"What? Kato-kun, do you know what you're talking about?" The Commander of the First Fleet, Fujimoto Hideshiro, was even more surprised than Shuzo. He couldn't believe his ears and asked loudly.

"Return, this is an order!"

Yusaburo Kato left these words and went back to the bridge.Although he was very eager to annihilate all the main forces of the Chinese navy, they were in chaos because of the submarine that had just set up their formation.The motive of China's main navy is unknown, and there are many minefields in this sea area, and the enemy's bombing planes will return at an unknown time.

If the First Fleet of the Chinese Naval Forces had set up a battle to the death with them at this time, Kato would not be afraid.But their main force feinted and quickly retreated. Who knows what tricks they are playing!

If those damn torpedo boats attack again while taking advantage of the chaos, I don't know how much damage they will cause.Moreover, the main battleships of the United Fleet continued to shoot at land these days, and the lifespan of the gun barrels and medicine chambers had reached their limit.No one can be sure that if one shell is fired, there will be problems with the next shell!

So although they have advantages in number, tonnage, and firepower, they have lost the best time for a decisive battle with the First Fleet of China.Kato didn't expect that the Chinese would have the courage to dispatch their warships at this time!

In addition, it was getting dark, and Kato couldn't estimate how many submarines there would be under the vast sea.During the day they are very helpless to the submarine, once in the dark, the night is an excellent protective color for the submarine.To stay here at that time would undoubtedly be another huge disaster for the Imperial Navy.

Although there may be only one or two submarines underwater, Kato is unwilling to take risks, because at this time the Chinese people seem to have become extremely cunning and more difficult to deal with.Even if the Imperial Navy suffers this loss, it still has an absolute strength advantage for the Chinese Navy.The future is long, and there is plenty of time for revenge, so there is no need to choose today's very unfavorable timing.Kato is not willing to become a sinner in the development of the Imperial Navy because of his personal will.

Even though Fujimoto was very angry at Kato's order, but thinking about it rationally, this

Very wise decision!Being attacked suddenly, the formation of the entire Japanese fleet was even worse.Lacking enough destroyer escorts, these battleships are nothing but fat lambs waiting to be slaughtered in the eyes of submarines.

If you go to pursue at this time, the formation will be more difficult to maintain, and the loopholes in defense will inevitably increase greatly.If there are several submarines under the sea surface, it is indeed a great threat to the Japanese combined fleet.

What Kato didn't know was that his decision was really too cautious.If he rushed up at this time to confront Hua Fei's first fleet, several main cruisers would have to bite the bullet and fight because they wanted to cover the destroyer's safe return to Hong Kong.Under the overwhelming firepower of the United Fleet, even without the support of the battleship's main guns, the number and firepower of those secondary guns are enough to blow up the cruisers of the First Fleet to powder.

Under the sea, Pan Hong's submarine was struggling to return like a dilapidated water tank.The only submarine that could pose a threat is trying to repair it because of a torpedo tube failure.

The night had completely fallen, and the sea, which was still rumbling with gunfire and densely covered with gunpowder, had returned to calm and serenity, except for the residual flames of a few destroyers burning.Pieces of snowflakes are still rising one after another, as if to heal the huge war wound left not long ago.

More than a dozen fishing boats and tugboats came from afar, looking for the surviving fighters and salvaging artifacts on the sea.Several tugboats towed the destroyer torpedo boats that had completely lost power and were on the verge of sinking.

Several air force ground reconnaissance planes flew through the air, and they were going to scout the whereabouts of the Japanese combined fleet.A submarine slowly floated up from the surface of the water, and most of the crew members stepped onto the deck, looking at the tragic scene in front of them, all silent.They came, but they came one step too late, too late.

This battle, the first large-scale naval battle since the establishment of the First Fleet, the [-]th naval battle on Sheshan Island was not only recorded in the battle history of the First Fleet, but also recorded in the combat history of the world's navies.Although there was no outcome in this naval battle, the raid echelon dominated by high-speed torpedo boats still produced great results.

The aircraft bombing did not sink a single ship, but wounded several.Submarines once again sank battleships in naval battles, establishing the true power and status of this new weapon.

This naval battle is not only a classic naval battle of the weak against the strong, but also the cannon and giant ship doctrine established after the Japanese-Russian Tsushima Sea War, which has attracted the first major influence.The vitality of high-speed torpedo boats is still strong, and the role of submarines, especially air forces, in naval warfare has quickly been widely discussed.In order to deal with the threat of high-speed torpedo boats, submarines and air forces, the development and birth of destroyers, a multifunctional ship type and frigates, have been accelerated.

In this battle, the First Fleet of the autonomous region paid a huge price.Haitian, one of the main battleships with a displacement of more than 4000 tons, was destroyed and sunk. The destroyer Feiying, Jiankang, Hailong, Haiqing, Hue, Chen, Su, Lie, Zhang and other torpedo ships and torpedo boats were all destroyed and sunk in the battle.In addition, the destroyer Fei Ting, Hu Peng, and the torpedo boat Hu Falcon were injured and reluctantly returned to Hong Kong.

The remaining five main battleships of the First Fleet also suffered damage to varying degrees.Due to the intensive care of the flagship Haihao, she almost braved the fire all the way back to the military port until the damage was managed.Another armored cruiser Hai Rong was also hit by a torpedo. It completely lost power near the mouth of the Yangtze River, and was towed by a tugboat to run aground near Hengsha Island.All other warships participating in the battle suffered major or minor damage.In the era when the hit rate of long-range shelling was less than 5.00%, one can imagine how dense and fierce the Japanese artillery was at that time.

In the submarine force, Pan Hong's W-202 submarine was hit by several shells, and the power unit was damaged, which can be repaired and perfected.As for the Air Force, only one plane broke its wing when it landed because of the snow.

In less than half a day, nearly half of the warships of Hua Fei's first fleet were lost, and the loss was not insignificant.If Pan Hong's submarine hadn't appeared in time, it would have sunk the opponent's Ibuki battlecruiser in one fell swoop.If it wasn't for the fact that it was getting dark and the Japanese combined fleet didn't pursue and all retreated to the Japanese mainland, I'm afraid Hua Fei's first fleet's surface forces would really face the danger of annihilation.

This can be regarded as a gamble, a gamble with incomparable courage.The loss is huge, and the results are also worthy of these efforts.In this battle, the combined Japanese fleet had a displacement of [-] tons. The battlecruiser Ibuki, which was equipped with gas turbines for the first time, hit four torpedoes and was completely sunk.Calculated from the displacement tonnage, the loss of this warship alone is more than the sum of all the sunken warships of the First Fleet of the Autonomous Region in this battle.

Three battlecruisers including Kashima, Satsuma, and Tsukuba were also hit by torpedoes in the first wave of rapid raids by torpedo boats.But because it didn't hit a vital part, and the hull was huge, the impact was limited.

Another armored cruiser Kasuga (purchased from Italy) with a displacement of more than 600 tons, and an old battleship Fuji with a displacement of more than 1 tons that has been converted into a practice ship.A cruiser Mishima, which was refitted by captives in the Russo-Japanese War, has a displacement of more than 900 tons.Because it was hit by Cai Dongyang's "precious" torpedo, most of its power was lost. When the Japanese combined fleet retreated in an all-round way, the crew and sailors on it were evacuated, and they sank it with their own guns.

Another six destroyers and eleven torpedo boats were sunk in the ensuing melee.In addition to this time, there is also a new destroyer Haifeng, which is the latest in service of the Japanese Navy.I don't know if the Japanese thought the ship would sink soon, or they missed it in a hurry before leaving, and let the tugboat rescue team who rushed to it easily tow it back to the shipyard.As for the damaged destroyers and torpedo boats that retreated with the combined fleet, there is no statistics available.

A battlecruiser Ibuki, an old-fashioned battleship, an armored cruiser, and three large battleships have a total displacement of more than 5000 tons.In addition, there are six destroyers, eleven torpedo boats, plus destroyers sunk in offensive and defensive battles for more than a month, destroyers accidentally sunk by mines, and minesweepers.In the limited waters of the East China Sea, more than thirty destroyers, torpedo ships, and minesweepers have been sleeping.

Although many warships were slowly salvaged out of the water and dismembered for sale in the future, there are still some severely damaged ships that sleep here forever, becoming a paradise for fish to inhabit and reproduce.Even the fishermen of later generations have always mentioned to their descendants that this is the first grave of the combined fleet of Japan, a powerful country, and a milestone in the rise of our navy.

191 Goodbye Herman

The main force of the Japanese Navy combined fleet withdrew to the mainland. ★Escort of some ships and destroyers.Due to the importance of the Taiwan Strait to Japanese caravans.The island of Taiwan is an important colony of Japan in the southern waters.The renovation of Keelung Port and a new round of expansion plans for Kaohsiung Port were approved quickly.To serve as the base of the Japanese Navy in the south.Escort and patrol by the strong Japanese navy.

Five days after the [-]th naval battle ended.The Japanese government and the Jiangsu, Anhui and Shanghai Autonomous Regions are under the mediation of various countries.Each sent a representative.Negotiations began in the American colony of Manila, Philippines.Negotiations belong to negotiations.The sea is limited to the pressure of the countries.Hua Fei stopped harassing the merchant ship.Japan also intercepts and obstructs the merchant ships of the autonomous region passing through the Taiwan Strait.But Japan persisted.before the negotiation agreement is signed.Those merchant ships intercepted by the Navy of the autonomous region from Japan.Not for commercial transport.

Let's talk.This land war confrontation.But it shows no sign of slowing down.It was originally planned to conduct a land final battle at the beginning of the year.Because of logistical supplies.The weather and the progress of secret negotiations with the central government and the Northeast have slowed down, so the Ministry of Defense, Jiang Baili and others suggested that a decisive battle should be launched after the beginning of spring.

Hua Fei finally accepted the advice of the staff and Jiang Baili and others.Although the naval battle has achieved certain results.But it is not enough to form greater military pressure on the Japanese at the negotiating table.It's just whether it's the Japanese army.Or the Wehrmacht.They are mobilizing large quantities of military supplies.Attempts at a deadlock in negotiations.A decisive breakthrough in the Shandong battlefield.

The diplomatic negotiating team sent by the autonomous region is headed by the director of the Transportation Department.Huang Xing, deputy commander of the National Defense Forces, took the lead.Hua Fei also dispatched Mo Haiyu and Cao Yuan.Li Yue is the main member of the staff.Is the main decision maker of this talk|.In order to worry about himself, Hua Fei played tricks in the negotiation.So Li Yue was also sent out together.

Mo Haiyu has been in charge of external liaison in Hua Fei's army.Emerge in diplomatic circles.So in the eyes of outsiders.Representatives sent by the autonomous region this time.It is a negotiating delegation headed by Huang Xing Mo Haiyu.Few people know.Cao Yuan and Li Yue in the negotiating team.is the decisive decision-maker.Cao Yuan's calmness and rationality.Tough and cruel Li Yue's viciousness and reticence.Aggressive and bold.In Hua Fei's eyes, they are undoubtedly excellent negotiators.

Shanghai.Since the removal of the sea blockade.Various goods accumulated at the port terminal.They were loaded and shipped out one after another.how busy the port is.Sometimes there is no two docks, and there is also an unprecedented lack of strength.Not only are prices skyrocketing rapidly.A large number of rural youth are also stimulated by demand.They came to work in the city one after another.

certainly.The smooth flow of transportation in the autonomous region made the foreign businessmen become active again.Consumption stimulus due to war.All kinds of orders came in again.Those fledgling factory machines haven't stopped for days.Once again, the boilers were boosted one after another.Full steam production.The busiest is the shipping industry.All kinds of materials need to be imported.The products produced need to be produced again.In addition, most of China's shipping companies own small ships on coastal inland rivers.Does not have ocean transportation capability.So the relationship between supply and demand is even tighter.

The largest shipping company in the autonomous region.Deep Blue Ocean Shipping Company is really full of customers.Break the threshold.Initially there were only two second-hand thousand-ton freighters.Group soon.Just purchased three 20-ton seagoing ships from the United States and Britain.And rented more than 20 large ocean-going ships ranging from [-] tons to [-] tons.At the same time, the first ship purchased from several shipyards in China.Under their day and night processing.Delivery of a [-]-ton vessel has already begun.A [-]-ton ship and a [-]-ton seagoing ship.Nearly [-] tons of ship tonnage.Such a powerful ocean transportation capability.It is rare even in the whole of Asia.

After the outbreak of World War I, shipping prices soared.Capacity is scarce.The United States, Britain and other countries that the ships transported to Lan were in a hurry.It was leased back from Shenlan Company at a high price again.

Anyway, such a huge amount of luck is completely excessive for autonomy.Of course, Blue Ocean will not refuse the opportunity to make money.After signing a series of contracts exempt from liability and insurance.Charter those boats back.Make a lot of money out of it.

Huan Yesong Shipyard and Shipyard also regretted it.In order to pay for the huge order of Deep Blue Shipping.Jesson Shipyard is a big loan.Expand shipyard construction capacity.Improve operation and construction.Recruit skilled workers from home.Shortly after the shipyard expansion was completed.The Jesson shipyard lays three dragons at the same time.This comes with a huge financial investment.Recruitment of skilled domestic workers in the UK is not unrelated.

However, the shareholders of the Jesson shipyard quickly stopped laughing.After an outbreak.Prices of various raw materials.Especially the main raw material of ships.The price is soaring.Pig iron has risen from an average of 50 yuan before the war to nearly 80 yuan.The price of steel rose from [-] yuan before the war to almost [-] yuan.In this way.It means that the cost of each ship will increase by more than one'| in an instant.Not only is there no profit at all.There is even a risk of losing money.What's more.The war follows this momentum.There seems to be no sign of stopping anytime soon.This war never stops.The price of steel will not drop for a day.It will even continue to soar.Waiting for the Jesson shipyard.It is a continuous loss.Even the product could not be delivered in the end.Compensation for huge liquidated damages.

Not to mention that the Jesun shipyard still owes a high amount of loans to the bank.Even if not owed.Sold the entire shipyard.Not enough for the liquidated damages!Keep producing.That's what loses money.Wait for the bank's loan to mature.Or a dead end.The management of the entire Song Shipyard was bleak.It feels like this Eastern general seems to have dug a hole for them to jump.The result is years of hard work at the Jesson shipyard.All buried in a trap.but.This Eastern General.Could it be possible to see the opportunity?Otherwise, how can you be sure that they will be able to meet the situation in a few days?Reminiscent of Deep Blue Shipping renting a large number of seagoing vessels from Anglo-American Landing.Made a fortune by subletting.Everyone thinks of this Eastern general.Just like the devil.Terrible!

A few Brits then went to Deep Blue Shipping.Negotiate a fare increase.Dark Blue is also very good at speaking.Agree to increase the price.But the price has increased by that point.It is tantamount to a drop in the bucket.As for the price proposed by the Brit.Deep Blue Shipping expressed regret that it could not accept it.Brit offered to cancel the order.The person in charge of Deep Blue Shipping said that it also acted to maintain the close friendship with the UK.Then we make a step back.You don't need to pay ten times the total amount of the bill.Just accompany nine times.

The british guy blew his beard and stared.Rao is that they have been educated by gentlemen since they were young.He was still scolded by the popular person in charge of Deep Blue Shipping with a cane after leaving the office building of Deep Blue Shipping.If it is the past.With the strong British government

Diplomatic and political implications may also be better understood on the matter.But for example, the government is overwhelmed.And there seems to be something to be prayed for in the autonomous government of the East.That is totally hopeless.

Especially after the autonomous region went to war with Japan, a powerhouse in East Asia.Not only did not lose the battle quickly.The terrifying fighting will and determination that erupted from the seemingly weak autonomous region also made the British understand.China today is not the court of yesterday.Just a few white people can run amok.

Not to mention the troubles of the Brits—after the Five Seas War.Hua Fei was still not free for a moment.View and analyze various types of intelligence.Inspect the industrial economic operation of the autonomous region.Check the people's livelihood infrastructure in each area.Organize and inspect the scientific research and production of the weapons industry.Inquire about research funding issues of academies of sciences and industrial research laboratories.Go to sea.View the salvage status of various sunken warships.Touring the garrison and condolences to the wounded and sick who were torn from the front line held various types of meetings to support.Follow the progress of Marini's negotiations and many other things.He is so busy.

up to this point.Hua felt it firsthand.How wise he chose to form a coalition government in the first place.If you don't bring the party's influence very strong, the Democratic Party will be closer to the self-government government.He would never have so many lines.Then the administration of the autonomous region.Economy.Industrial run.It would never have been so good.

After all, this is a question of the distribution of rights|benefits.If each class has no spokesperson in the self-government.without their cooperation.For Hua Fei.Still very headache!Although it caused some trouble.There will also often be some turmoil due to the radical ideas of some Democratic parties.But these are non-disorderly.Take the lead in Song Jiaoren.Develop a more and more perfect legal framework.Still can't set off too many storms.with one-party rule.As a result, many parties have secretly sabotaged and reacted. These troubles should be considered trivial.

Moreover, after continuing a series of extremely exciting victories.The Democratic Party and others also understand that Hua Fei's prestige and power have risen to an unmatched level in the autonomous region.It has long been far overshadowed by Sun Wen, the head of the autonomous region who is gradually retreating behind the scenes.Even in the eyes of many foreigners.The autonomous region only knows that there is General Hua.I don't know there is Chairman Sun.